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能
néng
HSK 1
canto be able tomight possiblyability
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Grammar note
能 is ability or possibility; 可以 leans towards permission. Both stand before the verb, and both are negated with 不.
能 and 可以 — can, and may — how often the Chinese Bible uses it
Characters
能
can, may; capable, full of energy
radical ⺼components ⿰⿱厶⺼⿱匕匕
Appears in 720 verses
Genesis 3:5Genesis 3:6Genesis 3:22Genesis 13:16Genesis 15:5Genesis 17:17Genesis 18:12Genesis 18:13Genesis 20:17Genesis 21:7Genesis 27:37Genesis 30:2Genesis 30:22Genesis 31:43Genesis 40:8Genesis 41:8Genesis 41:15Genesis 41:24Genesis 41:38Genesis 43:7Genesis 44:15Genesis 50:19Exodus 3:11Exodus 4:10Exodus 4:14Exodus 5:11Exodus 15:11Exodus 18:23Exodus 21:19Exodus 23:8Exodus 31:3Exodus 31:4Exodus 31:5Exodus 31:6Exodus 35:31Exodus 35:32Exodus 35:33Exodus 35:34Exodus 35:35Exodus 38:23Leviticus 10:19Leviticus 11:24Leviticus 17:11Leviticus 25:26Leviticus 27:20Numbers 1:3Numbers 1:20Numbers 1:22Numbers 1:24Numbers 1:26Numbers 1:28Numbers 1:30Numbers 1:32Numbers 1:34Numbers 1:36Numbers 1:38Numbers 1:40Numbers 1:42Numbers 1:45Numbers 13:30
…and 660 more